Gnamptogenys lineata

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Gnamptogenys lineata
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Gnamptogenys sulcata)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ectatomminae
Tribe: Ectatommini
Genus: Gnamptogenys
Species: Gnamptogenys lineata
Mayr, 1870

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Gnamptogenys sulcata.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • lineata. Gnamptogenys lineata Mayr, 1870b: 965 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Ectatomma (Gnamptogenys): Mayr, 1887: 541. Subspecies of sulcata: Emery, 1896g: 51; Forel, 1912c: 32. Junior synonym of sulcata: Brown, 1958g: 229.

References

  • Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958g. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. II. Tribe Ectatommini (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 118: 173-362 (page 229, Junior synonym of sulcata)
  • Emery, C. 1896g. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XVII-XXV. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 28: 33-107 (page 51, Variety of sulcata)
  • Forel, A. 1912d. Formicides néotropiques. Part I. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 56: 28-49 (page 32, Variety of sulcata)
  • Mayr, G. 1870b. Neue Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 20: 939-996 (page 965, worker described)
  • Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 37: 511-632 (page 541, Combination in Ectatomma (Gnamptogenys))